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Call, Nathan A.; Simmons, Christina A.; Mevers, Joanna E.; Alvarez, Jessica P. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
Pica is a potentially deadly form of self-injurious behavior most frequently exhibited by individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Research indicates that pica can be decreased with behavioral interventions; however, the existing literature reflects treatment effects for small samples (n = 1-4) and the overall success of such…
Descriptors: Self Destructive Behavior, Developmental Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Behavior Disorders
Wolff, Jason J.; Hupp, Susan C.; Symons, Frank J. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013
Treatment options for maladaptive repetitive behaviors associated with autism are limited. This is particularly so for ritual and compulsive forms of repetitive behavior, which commonly interfere with adaptive activities and may cause distress to individuals with autism and their families. The present study assessed an avoidance extinction…
Descriptors: Autism, Anxiety Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Repetition
Simo-Pinatella, David; Font-Roura, Josep; Planella-Morato, Joaquima; McGill, Peter; Alomar-Kurz, Elisabeth; Gine, Climent – Behavior Modification, 2013
A motivating operation (MO) alters both the effectiveness of a stimulus as a reinforcer and the current frequency of all behavior that has been reinforced by that particular stimulus. This article reviews studies that have manipulated a MO during interventions with school-age participants with intellectual disabilities and problem behavior. A…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Motivation, Reinforcement, Intervention
Smith, Carla M.; Smith, Richard G.; Dracobly, Joseph D.; Pace, Amy Peterson – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2012
We evaluated interrater agreement across multiple respondents on anecdotal assessments and compared cases in which agreement was obtained with outcomes of functional analyses. Experiment 1 evaluated agreement among multiple respondents on the function of problem behavior for 27 individuals across 42 target behaviors using the Motivation Assessment…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Interrater Reliability, Comparative Analysis, Experiments
Boyd, Brian A.; Woodard, Cooper R.; Bodfish, James W. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2013
There is a lack of evidence-based behavioral therapies or pharmacotherapies to treat repetitive behaviors found in autism. Effective behavioral therapies are needed to counter any negative consequences these behaviors may have on the child's early learning and socialization. The purpose of this proof-of-principle study was to test the feasibility…
Descriptors: Autism, Mental Retardation, Children, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Borrero, Carrie S. W.; Vollmer, Timothy R.; Borrero, John C.; Bourret, Jason C.; Sloman, Kimberly N.; Samaha, Andrew L.; Dallery, Jesse – Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 2010
This study evaluated how children who exhibited functionally equivalent problem and appropriate behavior allocate responding to experimentally arranged reinforcer rates. Relative reinforcer rates were arranged on concurrent variable-interval schedules and effects on relative response rates were interpreted using the generalized matching equation.…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Reinforcement, Behavior Modification, Children
Sakdalan, J. A.; Shaw, J.; Collier, V. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2010
Background: Dialectic behaviour therapy (DBT) has been widely used with individuals diagnosed with borderline personality disorder who exhibit severe emotional and behavioural dysregulation. There is a paucity of research in assessing the effectiveness of DBT with forensic clients with intellectual disability (ID). Methods: This pilot study aims…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Mental Retardation, Personality Problems, Mental Disorders
Ennis, Robin Parks; Jolivette, Kristine; Fredrick, Laura D.; Alberto, Paul A. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2013
In this article, students with challenging behaviors (SWCB) in a classroom may include those with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), emotional and behavioral disorders (E/BD), intellectual disabilities, learning disabilities, and those at risk of these disabilities. These students may present…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Boelter, Eric W.; Hagopian, Louis P. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2011
Previous research suggests that motivating operation (MO) manipulations may assist in assessing discriminated manding (Gutierrez et al., 2007). The current study partially replicated and extended previous research by varying access to concurrently available reinforcers with different preference values (i.e., MO manipulations). Manding did not…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Severe Mental Retardation, Mental Retardation, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Wasano, Lauren C.; Borrero, John C.; Kohn, Carolynn S. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2009
We conducted functional analyses of pica for three individuals with varying levels of intellectual disabilities. In addition, two indirect assessment instruments (the "Motivational Assessment Scale [MAS]", and the "Questions About Behavioral Function [QABF]") were also administered to both the parent and teacher of the child…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Behavior Disorders, Reinforcement, Functional Behavioral Assessment
Sturmey, Peter – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Background: There is much interest in the use and prevention of unnecessary restrictive behavioural procedures; however, accurate estimates of their use are lacking. The Healthcare Commission and Commission for Social Care Inspection (2007) recently reported such data from a large sample of units administered by the National Health Service (NHS).…
Descriptors: Health Services, Mental Retardation, Quality of Life, Drug Therapy
Finn, Lori L.; Sturmey, Peter – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Background: Community service providers strive to reduce the use of restrictive behavioural procedures, but little is known about their use in community services. Therefore, this study analysed the distribution among service users and antecedents to the use of restrictive procedures. Materials: The authors analysed records of the use of…
Descriptors: Community Services, Mental Retardation, Adolescents, Day Programs
Williams, Don E.; Kirkpatrick-Sanchez, Sharon; Enzinna, Christie; Dunn, Jacqueline; Borden-Karasack, Deborah – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Background: Pica is a very dangerous form of self-injurious behaviour because one occurrence can be lethal. Dealing successfully with dangerous pica in a large institution requires a high level of administrative support. It cannot be relegated to each psychologist to write a programme. A written behaviour programme is only one component of…
Descriptors: Intervention, Mental Retardation, Surgery, Hygiene
Glover, Ashley C.; Roane, Henry S.; Kadey, Heather J.; Grow, Laura L. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2008
Progressive-ratio (PR) schedules were used to identify the break point (i.e., the last schedule value completed) for 2 reinforcers under single and concurrent schedules. After the respective break points were established, the same reinforcers were presented under concurrent fixed-ratio (FR) schedules that were yoked to the break points obtained…
Descriptors: Positive Reinforcement, Responses, Stimuli, Scheduling
Jaime, Karen; Knowlton, Earle – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2007
In many schools, supports for children with a dual diagnosis of mental retardation and behavioral disorders are inadequate or nonexistent. Often these students are placed with teachers who, although appropriately trained and licensed, are not familiar with support strategies for meeting the behavioral and emotional needs of these students at an…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Behavior Disorders, Mental Retardation, Student Needs